The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The PLEA OF CLARKSDALE.
DEMURRER OF CITIZENS TO RE.
CENT PUBLICATIONS.
They Submit q Statement OF Griev-
auces and Present Their Story OF
the "RemOval" Contest.

The following RESOLUTIONS were
adopted by the citizens Of Clsrksdsle,
Lyon and vicinity July SIh:
WHEREAS, The interview published
in the Memphis APPEAL Of July ,tb,
purporting 10 give the views Of resi-.
dent Of this county, whose identity Ia
concealed under the indefinite de.
scription OF his residence, as being
NEARER to Olarksdsle than to Jones.
town." is a fabrication intended to
deceive the public and misrepresent
and injure the people Of this com.
munity and surrounding country; and
Whereas, the said interview with q
swell known Mississippian" Is intend.
ed TO convey the idea that he speaks
from personal knowledge OF facts and
representa- truly the sentiments and
feelings Of the people Of this commu.
nifty, ss II be were one Of them; and
Whereas, the said swell known
Miss ssippian" by ais own declaration
OF taking no "active part In the cam.
paign" has disqualified himself to
speak from personal knowledge OF the
actions and sentiments Of those who
have taken such active part; There
fore,
Be II Resolved, That we ask OF the
Memphis APrKAL, he name OF the
"well known Mississippisn" who re-
sides "nearer to Clsrksdale than 10
Jamestown" to the end that justice
may be done us, and the public NAV
know him and Judge Of the weight to
be given him and his utiersnces: And
Whereas, The APPEAL has, In an
editorial in the same issue, unqualified.
ly adopted the statements Of the said
"well Known Missiseip ciah" ss q true
statement Of fscts, and this in spite OF
the fact that the said Memphis APPEAL
had on the ground its own special rep.
resentative, sent here to report an ad.
dress OF Gen. E. O. Wslthali who cou d
easily have investigated and reported
truly the sentiments and acts Of this
people; aud
Whereas, In adopting said state.
ments as true Ia said editorial the
Memphis APPEAL has condemned this
people without hearing or investiga.
ton;
Resolved, That we condemn as has
ty, Ill advised and partisan, the taid
editorial, aud that we condemn the
management OF the said APPEAL for
not using the best means In It's power
10 verify said assertions before con.
demning.
Resolved, That, OF right, we ask Of
said M npnis APPRAL such retraction
and amende as great paper ought
honorsbly 10 mske when convicted Of
a hssty, Ill advised and injurious pub.
lication.
Resolved, That We deny categori.
cally the statements OF said interview
and editorial where, and a. the same
are not true, and set forth the true
facts in the premises 10 be 10 follove:
/. The local issue Of removing the
county site from Friars Point to
| Clarksdale" ia not the cause OF "politi.
cal turmoil" ss stated. The Quest!o
OF removal OF the county site is ore oil
the questions at issue. The people 4
+. ClArksdale are net alone, nor CHI n :
| interested In removal. The tosn
Lyon Is q competitor with q large fol.
lowing, and like Clarksdsle, hopes "a
secure the location. Tie people who
live from thirty 10 forty miles from
the county seat, and have only bottom
roads to travel, are the ones chi, fly Ia
terested. The people who live On OF
near lines OF the two railroads lead
ing through Lyon and TO Clsrktdalt
are also directly intereaie1 In securing
an accessible point, and all such
classes are pressing this question.
2. The lawyers Of the county do not
oppose removal. Most Of the Frisrs
Point lawyers probably do. There
are other lawyers who do not, The
lawyers, however, are not those chief
ly interested, az sta ed In the edito
rial. They are lees b than the people
More than 800 citiE sns 10 one lawyer
have business at the county scat, ant
are forced TO 10 there AZ litlgants
witoessts, jurors and Taxpayers.
3. II lie not true, as stated, that III,
political jobDers ara the ones who d.
care most and are aeiiatiug the ques
ton Of removal for their own interest
or that there 10 any attempt on on
part 10 combine the negro vote on 70
moval, and any political question
whatsoever. On the contrary, II Il
the opposition who seek 30 TO combin
lido the very things charged In sal,
interview, on this people. II politics
jobbery exists, We assert that We hsy,
no part In II.
| 4 The unfortunate killing OF
negro at Jamestown, by whom no on'
can truthfully shy, wss not because HI
was non.removal man. II WAS no
because OF the exercise Of Tree speech
but brought on by the free mss Of
club, 40 stated by the APPrAL reporter
who telegraphed the APPKAL the fact
for It's issus OF the 9Th. As an evidences
tbs' no difficulty was apprsh soded q
the Jonestown meeting, We mention
the circumstance that Mr.. X N. Har
ris, a leader on the Removal side, too
with him 10 Jamestown his twely,
year old son TO enjoy the moonligh
ride and torchlght procession. W
condemn the resort TO force, an
A. all tlmeB have csunse'ed nm
advie,d against II. Nor Ia
the sen'imeut Of this peopl
IN exrite oy nroyoke by words or ACT